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55 minutes ago, wally dugan said:

I think this debate can go on what l will say that l cannot comment on vehicle been sent overseas wether they had details applied even less so on austrailian  forces but what l can comment on those  british forces in 1991 l appealed to local ex military associations for a ex army sign writer one did volunteer a recently retired sign writer his CV was as follows born 1924 started his apprenticeship 1939 called up 1942 RASC  due to his previous trade he went in as sign writer what he did  say was he did complete sign writing on vehicles when they arrived and on some only final small details .

He came to the museum  in 1991 and left in 2002 the last vehicle he did was a bedford portee his work can be seen in a number of museums in the uk including the NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM As  with anything to do  with the military there will be exceptions to the rules

Hope he got the recognition he deserved, sign writers frequently did not, I knew one who was in the RAF

7 hours ago, rupert condick said:

Hi Wally

Having trouble with the pics.

I think you can work the order out

regs

Rupert

 

 

 

Thanks for this, it jogs a memory and asks a question.

In Dundee, there was a building, now owned by the University which had what looked like divisional flash's on the stone entrance columns, is there similar guidance.

My father was the Maintenance Officer and pointed them out to me, they appear to have gone now

17 minutes ago, cosrec said:

shit wrong paint basically

 

Bought it from a reputable supplier said NATO engine blue so assumed okay, paint from them has had no issues before, even the black paint which was on the cylinder head has gone

11 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said:

Preparation of surface (ie, not clean, trace of oil), wrong type of paint for hot surfaces, primer incompatible  ....... just three possibilities. I use what is known as a machinery type paint, in the old days it was known as coach paint. Never had any problems.

Thanks, the cylinder head was new and painted black sprayed the engine blue straight on and mechanics fitted it, noticed today after first 25 miles when checking for a run tommorrow

Sorry to hijack this thread, I sprayed my engine casing with the blue paint, ran engine and the paint has stripped off, any suggestions?

Managed to get home and amongst my readily available cook books is "Feeding Tommy", it does show a Soyer stove, its written by Andrew Robertshaw, it says he is the Director of the Royal Logistic Corps Museum.

There is no indication of sizes etc.

The book was published in 2013.

There is a reference to "Manual of Military Cooking and Dietary 1918"

Please see below from the SMVF secretary;

Please take the time to read this important message and the attachment from the Federation - they explain how the future use of our historic vehicles may be at risk and the action you can take to help correct issues within the proposed Transport Scotland Bill.

The attachment is quite long at three pages but it fully exlains the issues and contains advice on how to help on page 3. Time is very short as representations must be with your MSPs 'before' 4th June.

You can find e-mail contact details for your MSPs at https://www.parliament.scot/msps.aspx and note that in addition to your own constituency MSP you will have a number of regional MSPs representing your area who you could write to.

Help Prevent Discrimination against the Scottish Historic Vehicle Movement.pdf

4 hours ago, paulob1 said:

SO I have just acquired a dummy warhead for  a Type V111 torpedo...along with the motor...it will make a fitting display to recognise the part they played in the Falklands war...excited about this...also in the running for a Cold War East German patrol boat, still in East German colours...and with aloads of paraphernalia...very exciting times...

Sounds good, any pictures

9 minutes ago, commander said:

Well everything is in place and ready to go for our War Wheels event I have had to take

a back seat on the organising of the event due to my son being taken into hospital but

other club members have stepped forward to help cover so for all of you that are coming

I look forward with all the other members of the NSMVG greeting you over the weekend

Chris

 

Chris

Family is more important look after them.

Also good that you have a team to support you.

Richard

I have just received the attached and thought of interest

DfT Letter with Press Release 26.04.19.docx FBHVC Press Release 26.04.19 Police Clarify Their Stance on Historic Vehicle MOT Exemptions.docx

40 minutes ago, PDonovan said:

Spotted in Bromsgrove today (1st May 2019) Scammell Explorer on A38 

 

Any clues as what's it towing

Wonder what is the estimate?

Many thanks for the information

Richard

On 4/25/2019 at 10:59 AM, ruxy said:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/519224/DE_S_FOI2016_03001___Attachment-_Truck_Utility_Light__TUL__HS__Truck_Utility_Medium__TUM__HS__and__Ambulance_HS_Defender.pdf

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It would have happened but not often.  It was all quite clever for Defender TUL/TUM  , Wolf

The  "Pick-N-Mix"  was more decisive at Contract stage and line build up at Solihull,than with Series models and is best reflected in the Contract / Item Numbers.  The best document (I am having difficulty just now) is the  "Supplementary Parts book"  , this shows the parts selectable to build up say a FFR from a Basic Utility.   They took what was base vehicle  90" / 110"  more or less a CL  (Commercial regular )  CL =   C--------L

Once the vehicle was issued , then they could select from the "Supplementary (Optional Equipment) book   ,  it is a case of bolting the MOD Supplementary Parts Book to the Commercial (as civvy basic Parts Book ) Parts book.

The 'Supplementary' book is good because - up to the print date there is a MATRIX , you read off the Contract /Item Nos. look across and it tells you what the Supplementary major assemblies / kits are fitted.

The Project Tithonus (extended life) - was a more official Pick-N-Mix.

In real life - assembly of 'sticks' on tub . would be peruse the Parts Book appropriate & use your loaf.   A sticks KIT + hood would be drawn from stores & I would expect a printed sheet or two of Parts check-list and assembly instructions

8 hours ago, sterling1961 said:

One possible place to look would be related to the troubles in Northern Ireland. I remember a lot of vehicles getting "armoured" at a nearby REME facility. The armour for an LR consisted of a fiberglass roof, bonnet, wings, doors and lower body. I don't know what the upper body sides were made of but they appeared to have a wood grain. This could have been due to brush painting as much as anything. Both Bedford RL and MJ's were armoured up at this time.

Rob D.

Rob

Had a site of the asset plate says FFR, the only thing is the picture supplied show no candle stick holders, wing attachment or the sleeve in the rear

Richard

 

23 minutes ago, johnwardle said:

The British Forces removed the rear seats from the Land Rover fleet as they could not be fitted with seat belts. The only Land Rovers currently in service with a rear seat are FFR and RWMIK versions, the FFR seat is removable and not used when on the road, the RWMIK seat has an attached seat belt.

As far as I understand all seats must have seat belts, which must be used. If you don't have seat belts for all seats then your vehicle will not pass the MoT test.

That may be the answer thanks

Thanks, sent email last night to get more information

Richard 

David

Many thanks think this is what I expected

Need to sort out how the thing is registered

Richard

I will be contacting the DVLA to get some advice, but appreciate comments to assist from the forum.

Looking at the vehicle and checking on type it appears the rear seats have been removed, asking for what is on V5.

I have no indication when done.

The question is assuming the DVLA say no record is it okay to replace seats 

Next thought, if removed prior to civie registration but restoring to original how do I stand

6 hours ago, ruxy said:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/519224/DE_S_FOI2016_03001___Attachment-_Truck_Utility_Light__TUL__HS__Truck_Utility_Medium__TUM__HS__and__Ambulance_HS_Defender.pdf

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It would have happened but not often.  It was all quite clever for Defender TUL/TUM  , Wolf

The  "Pick-N-Mix"  was more decisive at Contract stage and line build up at Solihull,than with Series models and is best reflected in the Contract / Item Numbers.  The best document (I am having difficulty just now) is the  "Supplementary Parts book"  , this shows the parts selectable to build up say a FFR from a Basic Utility.   They took what was base vehicle  90" / 110"  more or less a CL  (Commercial regular )  CL =   C--------L

Once the vehicle was issued , then they could select from the "Supplementary (Optional Equipment) book   ,  it is a case of bolting the MOD Supplementary Parts Book to the Commercial (as civvy basic Parts Book ) Parts book.

The 'Supplementary' book is good because - up to the print date there is a MATRIX , you read off the Contract /Item Nos. look across and it tells you what the Supplementary major assemblies / kits are fitted.

The Project Tithonus (extended life) - was a more official Pick-N-Mix.

In real life - assembly of 'sticks' on tub . would be peruse the Parts Book appropriate & use your loaf.   A sticks KIT + hood would be drawn from stores & I would expect a printed sheet or two of Parts check-list and assembly instructions.

Ruxy

Many thanks does answer some questions

Richard

13 hours ago, fv1609 said:

It is just possible that such instructions could exist in the form of a Standard Operation Breakdown. I have a number of these & they give the order of the Elements to be carried out in the Operation & the time in mins for each Element to be completed.

Given that I have one such SOB that gives the instructions to remove 4 bolts within 1.47 minutes, it is quite possible that there is a SOB for hard top removal & a SOB for fitting a soft top. Each having an individual Operation Code which is necessary to authorise a SOB.

The 'Forward' Operation Codes can be constructed from EMER MANAGEMENT J 021 Part 1 Operation Codes for Vehicles. 1H10 relates to canopy & 1H11 to canopy frame. Removal, replacement, or stripping of mechanical assemblies adds X31 or if it was a role conversion X34. Suffix A would indicate a repair by a VM or suffix B a renewal by a VM.

The equipment & not just vehicles, would have a 'Forward' Management Code quoted, these were REME speak for what at one time were called Asset Codes.

 

Thanks, I suppose that the MoD would buy a hard top and not look at changing to a soft top and vice versa

Gents

Thanks, I have a Land Rover which is fitted with Wolf Wheels and trying to see what I need to replace the tyres

Richard

4 minutes ago, sirhc said:

There isn’t one?!

Sorry trying to get clarification, why say Land Rover has Wolf wheel, as if I pick you up correctly there is no difference.

As I have both MoD and looking at civie want to make sure can use both or neither

Richard

Still learning.

What's the difference between Wolf Tyres and normal Land Rover Tyres

Richard

25 minutes ago, sirhc said:

Not sure you’ll find a manual, it’s just a case of take some bits off and put others on.

https://www.allwheeltrim.co.uk/Frames.html

Many thanks I am not really mechanical so learning which helps me

Richard

Thanks, just need a manual

Richard